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Q fever

Q fever (Query fever) is an infectious disease that spreads from animals to humans. Q fever is caused by a microbe called "Coxiella burnetii." This microbe can survive for months and even years in dust or soil.


symptoms:

People can have Q fever without knowing it or mistake it for mild flu. Often, it is impossible to tell without laboratory tests

Sometimes, Q fever strikes as a sudden illness, affecting a large number of people in the same workplace. Common signs and symptoms resemble a serious case of the flu:
  • sudden onset of high fever
  • fatigue
  • muscle pain
  • chills and sweating
  • headache
  • general feeling of sickness and loss of appetite


prevention:


For most effective prevention, the Q fever microbe should be eliminated from animals. Eradications programs, however, are not yet available because Q fever spreads so effectively among animals. So far, research on vaccination programs for animals has not had practical success.






Q fever (Query fever) is an infectious disease that spreads from animals to humans

Many infections are without symptoms (asymptomatic). Common symptoms resemble a serious case of the flu with high fever, chills and sweating. In some cases, people develop liver and heart disease.